An MD-87 and an RJ85 were at Rapid City for the Legion Lake Fire in the Black Hills
Continue readingAir tankers at Rapid City
Two scooping air tankers positioned at Rapid City
Two of the scoopers flew in today from an assignment at Gaylord, Michigan.
Continue readingRapid City tanker base in 2001
During the Rogers Shack Fire in 2001 the Rapid City Air Tanker Base used almost every square inch of their ramp for parking five large air tankers fighting the fire between Custer, South Dakota and Newcastle, Wyoming.
The photo is courtesy of the South Dakota Wildland Fire Division.
Tanker 910 at Rapid City
One of the DC-10’s, Tanker 910, visited Rapid City today. On the way back from scheduled maintenance in Michigan, they still have two more stops scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, before they head home to California. These times are approximate and subject to change.
- Billings, Montana, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Missoula, Montana, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
These photos were taken by Bill Gabbert. Click on them to enlarge.
